Seafarers
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The ITF has been helping seafarers since 1896 and today represents the interests of seafarers worldwide, of whom over 600,000 are members of ITF affiliated unions. The ITF is working to improve conditions for seafarers of all nationalities and to ensure adequate regulation of the shipping industry to protect the interests and rights of the workers. The ITF helps crews regardless of their nationality or the flag of their ship (See About this Section for more).
 | 01 Aug 2008
ITF meets Hebei Spirit seafarers held in Korea
ITF officials have met with two merchant ship officers held in Korea as a result of an incident involving their vessel, the Hebei Spirit. This led to a major oil spill disaster in a Korean port last December.
Shigeru Wada, ITF Asia-Pacific... 25 Jul 2008
Strikes by water workers in Bangladesh called off
Water workers in Bangladesh have suspended industrial action after the government pledged to increase pay.
Launch workers represented by the ITF-affiliated Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Federation (BWTWF) took official strike action at...
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| 08 Aug 2008
Call for inquiry into conditions following Vision II fire
The ITF today appealed for a wider examination into conditions in the Scottish fishing industry, following the deaths of three people on board the fishing boat Vision II last week in Fraserburgh.
Writing to Alex Salmond and Stewart Stevenson –... 31 Jul 2008
Hebei Spirit officers gain hope as protest grows
ITF officials who met today with the two Hebei Spirit officers held in Korea said that the men were determined to prove their innocence and had been heartened by the rising chorus of support for them.
The two men, Captain Jasprit Chalwa and Chief...
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